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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 January 2025. Color Fuchsia Flowers of the fuchsia plant Color coordinates Hex triplet #FF00FF sRGB B (r, g, b) (255, 0, 255) HSV (h, s, v) (300°, 100%, 100%) CIELCh uv (L, C, h) (60, 137, 308°) Source W3C CSS Color Module B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) Fuchsia is a vivid pinkish-purplish- red ...
Magenta is variously defined as a purplish-red, reddish-purple, or a mauvish–crimson color. On color wheels of the RGB and CMY color models, it is located midway between red and blue, opposite green. Complements of magenta are evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 500–530 nm.
Displayed here is the color Congo pink, a moderate yellow-toned shade of pink. The first recorded use of Congo pink as a color name in English was in 1912. [30] "Congo pink" is an orangeish tone of pink. The normalized color coordinates for Congo pink are identical to Coral pink, which was first recorded as a color name in English in 1892. [31]
The color is defined as red in the NCS or Natural Color System (NCS 1080-R). The Natural Color System is a color system based on the four unique hues or psychological primary colors red, yellow, green, and blue. The NCS is based on the opponent process theory of vision. The Natural Color System is widely used in Scandinavia.
Pink is a pale tint of red, the color of the pink flower. [2] [3] [4] It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. [5]According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, sensitivity, tenderness, sweetness, childhood, femininity, and romance.
The color or name comes from the French word cerise, meaning "cherry". According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first recorded use of cerise as a color name in English was in The Times of November 30, 1858. [2] This date of 1858 as the date of first use of the color name is also mentioned in the 1930 book A Dictionary of Color. [3]
Hardin addresses the everyday color terms like “red,” “yellow,” “green,” and “blue,” as essential reference points in the study of color. He explores what elements of color are fundamental versus accidental, emphasizing his focus on a core set of colors, including white, black, and gray, while acknowledging a special place for ...
Yellow is the colour used by supporters of the Catalan independence movement. Since 2017, separatists adopted the yellow ribbon as one of their symbols along with the estelada (pro-independence flag). Yellow is the customary colour of Canarian nationalism, with blue and white, the other colours in the flag of the Canary Islands, also being used.